Gadget charger harnesses sunlight and wind power

Much has been written about solar-powered gadgets and chargers, but what if there isn’t much sunlight around when your iPod runs flat? Well, according to one manufacturer, a little wind’s all you need.

The K3 generates power from sunlight and from wind

Kinesis Industries’ K3 is a gadget charger able to collect juice from sunlight, wind power or a combination of both.

Alternatively, the same length of eco-friendly charging time can generate 300 minutes of MP3 music playback.

A series of LEDs down one side show you how much power’s been soaked up so far and the gadget even has a small hollow section where you can keep your various power adaptors, such as USB and Micro USB cables.

A hidden compartment holds power adaptors

But if the sun stops shining and the wind stop blowing, then K3 also works just as well as a mains-sourced portable power unit thanks to the bundled AC power adaptor.

The K3 will blow in this June, but a price hasn’t been mentioned yet. ®